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That’s right along the lines I was thinking of

Probably 200 feet. Or I could use a generator and a longish cord to allow the generator to stay far enough back as to be substantially quieter than the propane.

I branded my yearlings the other day (fresh brands in that video I posted) and was thinking about electric irons. But I’d be exchanging the roar of propane for the roar of a generator. I guess with a good long cord that could be mitigated.

Will one electric iron keep up to that pace or do you keep two on the go?

Nice! I’m jealous. We got enough moisture yesterday to hold the just down for a few hours

Thanks. They would be born between Mar 1 and Apr 15

I’m reasonably happy with how they came through the winter. It’s very dry here so I’ll keep feeding them for another 10 days + before turning them out. They will get to see the bulls about May 26 give or take. There are two cows each packing a set of twins in this group. The heifer breeding...

https://globalnews.ca/news/10455959/sask-familys-cow-gives-birth-to-rare-set-of-quadruplets/

I see my neighbour now has 3 tri-axle liners in his yard.

The calves do like the mineral. And the hay

Well, I think I’ve called them all names time to time….

Thanks Gcreek. Part of me wishes I had kept more cows, but as dry as it is maybe I did the right thing.

Mayhem to start: Getting my ducks in a row: The ducks are in a row, albeit a crooked one.

I’m not a fan either, but it is rewarding to give a cow a replacement calf when disaster strikes. I also can’t believe how easy it is to sell them.

Twins are still coming at a brisk rate. Nine sets so far, all alive. Three cows are raising a full set, two were used for graft jobs, 3 have been sold and one is being fed and held in reserve for the next available opening.

One can moan about how long it takes to get a replacement into the herd but if are raising them every year the time means nothing, the cost vs. return is the only factor to consider, financially speaking. There are those on here that think eliminating inputs are the only way to profitability...

We used to keep nearly all our heifers except for a few obvious culls. Put in enough bulls to hopefully get at least enough bred for our needs, then at preg testing time we’d keep most everything that was bred. It was a nice paycheque selling yrlg heifers in the fall.

When you breed in ‘pastures’ that are swamps, forests, thousands of acres and full of predators like some of us up north do 22% is rather exceptional.

Obviously there are people that feel that.

If just average makes you happy, then that’s fine.